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oòlẹ̀ or oólẹ̀
- (rare, archaic) a specific type of oríkì poetry consisting of long epithets praising one's lineage and ancestry
- Synonym: oríkì orílẹ̀
- Ọlátúnjí, Ọlátúndé O. The Yoruba Oral Poet and His Society [1], 1979